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Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:18 am
by haydn callow
Your TM-2 is pre-set to alarm at 100C why on earth continue driving with the alarm sounding.,.???
And once you did stop the engine would continue to "heatsoak" another 5 to 10 C
I reckon that's well cooked
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:05 pm
by chipvan
Wife was driving,pulled over as soon as it peeped,then it went from 86 to 120 quickly.had heaters on and went down to 100,from what she said it happend quickly...sod it
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:08 pm
by haydn callow
It wouldn't have "peeped" at 86C
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:11 pm
by haydn callow
Going right back to the start of this topic >>>why did you change a hose in the first place ?? was it because one burst and the gauge "off" the "normal" mark ??
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:44 pm
by chipvan
It peeped when coolant went up,then overheated.
The pipe that is connected to my heatexchanger had a small drip in the start just tightened it up abd bled,didnt burst
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:45 pm
by chipvan
How do i know if its goosed??
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:47 pm
by haydn callow
Sounds as though you need a new head.....Make sure you go to a Bongo Garage...Allans Plymouth.....
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:51 pm
by chipvan
Rd motors poole??
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:56 pm
by haydn callow
Don't know them....
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:59 pm
by chipvan
Ok ta,if its the head will have to take it off the road,just not got 1500 at mo.boo hoo
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:05 pm
by haydn callow
There is the mobile guy recommended on here....He will come to you ..do the job...£1200'ish
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:08 pm
by chipvan
Thats better thanks,will do some homework.will have to remove veg oil kit or that will void gaurentee!
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:47 pm
by chipvan
Did a presure test and found leaking in same place as last time,and this time rad cap leaking,lucky i had a spare.started up ok with no smoke or water in oil
Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:17 am
by Northern Bongolow
just bleed it up properly and give it a run, you have nothing to loose.
its real easy to get paranoid about this so take it back to basics.
if its holding pressure in the cooling system (ie no leaks) and its holding the coolant inside the system, then you have a fairly good chance you have got away with it.
bleed the system again and see what happens, i use the bleed to help establish if a head has gone, because it wont usually bleed to completion if the heads gone,you never get rid of the air in the funel once the temps start to rise in the system the crack, if there, can open.
good luck with it.

Re: help!!!! coolant rises then gets too hot?? water pump??
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:39 am
by chipvan
Thanks nb,bled it last night for over an hour,bottom hose hot,heaters hot.started fine this morning no loss of coolant,no leak under bongo where found it before,
Time will tell but fingers xed